Saturday, 31st October, 2015

Anatole France - Poet

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. - Anatole France

Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. - Wikipedia

Friday, 30th October, 2015

Maxwell Maltz - Author

Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today. - Maxwell Maltz

Maxwell Maltz (1889-1975) was an American cosmetic surgeon and author of Psycho-Cybernetics, which was a system of ideas that he claimed could improve one's self-image. In turn, the person would lead a more successful and fulfilling life. - Wikipedia
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Thursday, 29th October, 2015

Curtis Carlson - Technologist

I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal - Curtis Carlson

Curtis Raymond Carlson (born 1945) was president and CEO of SRI International from 1998 to 2014 and is a prominent technologist.

A physics graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Ph.D. student at in geophysical fluid dynamics from Rutgers University, he joined Sarnoff Corporation after graduation and worked through the ranks. While at Sarnoff, Carlson led teams that developed the HDTV standard and designed a system to assess broadcast image quality, both of which were awarded a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award. - Wikipedia

Wednesday, 28th October, 2015

Will Rogers - Humorist

The more you read about politics, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other - Will Rogers

William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (1879-1935) was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator and stage and motion picture actor. He became one of the most famous American media stars during the 1920s and 1930s. - Wikipedia

Tuesday, 27th October, 2015

Immanuel Kant - Philosopher

Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for. - Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher, who is considered the central figure of modern philosophy. Kant argued that fundamental concepts of the human mind structure human experience, that reason is the source of morality, that aesthetics arises from a faculty of disinterested judgment, that space and time are forms of our understanding, and that the world as it is "in-itself" is unknowable. - Wikipedia

Monday, 26th October, 2015

Johann Peter Eckermann - Poet

Invention requires an excited mind; execution, a calm one. - Johann Peter Eckermann

Johann Peter Eckermann, German poet and author, (1792-1854)is best known for his work Conversations with Goethe, the fruit of his association with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe during the last years of Goethe's life. - Wikipedia
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Sunday, 25th October, 2015

N R Narayana Murthy - Industrialist

The real power of money is the power to give it away - N R Narayana Murthy

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, commonly referred to as Narayana Murthy, (born 1946)is an Indian IT industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys, a multinational corporation providing business consulting, technology, engineering, and outsourcing services. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, 24th October, 2015

Jean-Paul Sartre - Philosopher

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. - Jean-Paul Sartre

 
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (1905-1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. - Wikipedia
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Friday, 23rd October, 2015

Edgar Watson Howe - Novelist

No man's credit is as good as his money. - E.W. Howe

Edgar Watson Howe, sometimes referred to as E. W. Howe, (1853-1937) was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly. - Wikipedia
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Vijaya dasami, Thursday, 22nd October, 2015

Aum Sarva Mangala Maangalye, Shive Sarvartha Saadhike

Sharanye Trayambike Gauri, Narayani Namostute

Oh Mother you are the source of auspiciousness, the consort of Shiva. The one who grants desires and bestows refuge. Oh mother who possess the third eye of awakening, known also as Narayani, I surrender before thee.

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Wednesday, 21st October, 2015

Leonardo da Vinci - Engineer

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. - Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1519) was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. - Wikipedia
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Tuesday, 20th October, 2015

Louise Hay - Author

Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. - Louise L. Hay

Louise Hay (born 1926) is an American motivational author and the founder of Hay House, she has authored several New Thought self-help books, including the 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life. - Wikipedia
Author's web site: louisehay.com

Monday, 19th October, 2015

Dante Alighieri - Poet

Beauty awakens the soul to act. - Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante (1265-1321) was a major Italian poet of the late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.- Wikipedia.
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Sunday, 18th October, 2015

Alexandre Dumas - Writer

All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.- Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas, père, (1802-1870) was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. - Wikipedia

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Saturday, 17th October, 2015

Wayne Dyer - Author

The greatest gift you are ever given is the gift of your imagination. - Wayne Dyer 

Wayne Walter Dyer (1940-2015) was an internationally renowned author and speaker in the fields of self-development and spiritual growth. He’s the author of over 41 books, including 21 New York Times bestsellers. He has created many audio and video programs, and has appeared on thousands of television and radio shows. - drwaynedyer.com
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Friday, 16th October, 2015

Barbara De Angelis - Consultant

We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. - Barbara de Angelis 

Barbara De Angelis (born 1951) is an American relationship consultant, lecturer and author, TV personality, relationship and personal growth adviser. - Wikipedia
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Thursday, 15th October, 2015

Louis Pasteur-Chemist

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal.  My strength lies solely in my tenacity. - Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.-  Wikipedia
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Wednesday, 14th October, 2015

Bhagat Singh -  Freedom fighter

Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas. -  Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) was among the prominent revolutionaries who shaped the base of a grand national movement. Following his execution, on March 23, 1931, the supporters and followers of Bhagat Singh regarded him as a "Shaheed", "martyr". - culturalindia.net

Tuesday, 13th October, 2015

Robin Williams - Actor

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. - Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams (1951-2014) was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. - Wikipedia
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Monday, 12th October, 2015

Nelson Mandela - Former President of South Africa

Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do. - Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. - Wikipedia

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Sunday, 11th October, 2015

Jane Austen - Novelist

Imagination is everything. - Jane Austen 

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, 10th September, 2015

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - Writer

When a man is in doubt what to do, he goes wherever he happens to be first called. - Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Kopal-Kundala, Chapter IV: With the Kapálik translated by Henry Arthur Deuteros Phillips, 1885)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894) was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist who standardized and modernized the prose form of Bengali literature, both in fiction and non-fiction, and is known as sahitya samrat (emperor of literature) in Bengali. India's national song Vande Mataram, which had given rise to the concept of the nation as mother and inspired the Indian nation during its struggle for independence, was taken from his novel Anandamath.- Wikiquote
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Friday, 9th October, 2015

Netaje Subhash Chandra Bose - Freedom Fighter

One individual may die for an idea; but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. That is how the wheel of evolution moves on and the ideas and dreams of one nation are bequeathed to the next.- Netaje Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose (1897-1945) was generally known as “Netaji” and was one of the highly respected leaders of the Indian independence movement against the British Raj. He was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress for 2 consecutive terms but resigned due to ideological conflicts with Mahatma Gandhi. He established a separate political party, the All India Forward Bloc and continued to call for the full and immediate independence of India from British rule. He was imprisoned by British for 11 times.
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Thursday, 8th October, 2015

Ratan Tata - Businessman

None of us can destroy iron,but its own rust can! Likewise, none can destroy a person, but his own mind set can. - Ratan Tata.
Ratan Naval Tata GBE (born-1937)is an Indian businessman, investor, philanthropist and chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. He was the chairman of Tata Group, a Mumbai-based conglomerate from 1991–2012. - Wikipedia

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Wednesday, 7th October, 2015

Ayn Rand - Novelist

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.- Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. - Wikipedia
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Tuesday, 6th October, 2015

Honoré de Balzac - Novelist

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact. - Honoré de Balzac

Honore de Balzac (1799-1850)  was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine. - Wikipedia

Monday, 5th October, 2015

APJ Abdul Kalam - Former President

Learning gives creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking provides knowledge. Knowledge makes you great. - A P J Abdul Kalam 

A P J Abdul Kalam (1913-2015) was among India’s best-known scientists before he became the country’s President. An alumnus of the Madras Institute of Technology, he worked for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he helped launch India’s first satellites into orbit. Later, Kalam worked on developing missiles and other strategic weapons; he was widely regarded as a national hero for leading India’s nuclear weapons tests in 1998. In 2002, Kalam was named the country’s President, and he held that position until 2007. -  knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

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Sunday, 4th October, 2015

John Milton - Poet

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. - John Milton

John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, 3rd October, 2015

Lal Bahadur Shastry - Former PM of India

Jai Jawan! Jai Kisan! - Lal Bahadur Shastri

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri (1901-1966) was born on October 2, 1901 at Mughalsarai, a small railway town seven miles from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. His father was a school teacher who died when Lal Bahadur Shastri was only a year and half old. His mother, still in her twenties, took her three children to her father’s house and settled down there.
More than thirty years of dedicated service were behind Lal Bahadur Shastri. In the course of this period, he came to be known as a man of great integrity and competence. Humble, tolerant, with great inner strength and resoluteness, he was a man of the people who understood their language. He was also a man of vision who led the country towards progress. Lal Bahadur Shastri was deeply influenced by the political teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. “Hard work is equal to prayer,” he once said, in accents profoundly reminiscent of his Master. In the direct tradition of Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri represented the best in Indian culture. - pmindia.gov.in

Friday, 2nd October, 2015

Mahatma Gandhi - Father of India

My life is my message.- Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as ‘Mahatma’ (meaning ‘Great Soul’) (1869-1948) was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in North West India, on 2nd October 1869, into a Hindu Modh family. His father was the Chief Minister of Porbandar, and his mother’s religious devotion meant that his upbringing was infused with the Jain pacifist teachings of mutual tolerance, non-injury to living beings and vegetarianism. - history.co.uk

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Thursday, 1st October, 2015

William Shakespeare - Poet

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. - Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". - Wikipedia
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